F1 The Rewatchables
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What’s Aged the Best?

Trailer persona; soundtrack; Kerry Condon; race graphics; diner waitress; morning runs; opening credits; pit-crew redemption

In the discussion (7)
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  • The star’s trailer-dwelling persona is praised, with favorite earlier roles including Floyd, Fight Club and Burn After Reading.
  • An expensive licensed soundtrack and a new-song album are aged-best selections.
  • Kerry Condon’s presence and the car-insult line are praised; the pit call box, box becomes a running joke.
  • The laundromat, radio and Led Zeppelin establish Sonny as out of step with modern life.
  • Technical graphics make race positions and strategy legible, while the glamorous setting works as an unusually effective advertisement for the sport.
  • The wise diner waitress, morning runs and old-fashioned opening credits are praised.
  • The nervous pit-crew member’s eventual redemption is enjoyed as an effective sports-film convention.